The Woven Path (Tales from the Wyrd Museum) [Import] [Unknown Binding]

Robin Jarvis (Author)

Product Details

• Unknown Binding: 448 pages
• Publisher: PerfectBound (December 2, 2002)
• ISBN-10: 0007162782
• ISBN-13: 978-0007162789
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)

Customer Reviews

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Enchanting, April 5, 2001

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This review is from: The Woven Path (Wyrd Museum, Book 1) (Paperback)

I'm a sucker for big fat kids' fantasy books (big fat adult fantasy books tend to throw me off) and I picked up "Woven Path" with great anticipation. I was not disappointed. Robin Jarvis, who wrote the great fantasy book "Dark Portal," weaves an intriguing fantasy story.

Neil Chapman is "our hero," a young man who comes to the Wyrd Museum (a pun on Weird?), a rather grimy and unimpressive building in the East End. Creepy hardly describes the odd museum, run by three old ladies who are... uh, creepy. Who are they? What are they?

Better brush up on Greek and Norse myths, as these bizarre old ladies are the Fates, who weave a cloth composed of the life-threads of all the people of the world into their future. When Neil steps into the Separate Collection, he is swept through time and space to London. In WW2. A scramble will result before Neil can hope to return, with some odd new friends...

The idea of a magical place being run by the Fates is an intriguing and original idea indeed, and Jarvis does it justice. The three are suitably creepy and strange, and the inner mood of their museum matches their personalities.

Neil is a better-than-usual book hero, a very realistic person with great reactions and some very good lines. And the character of Ted was sweet, nuff zed. Jarvis skillfully manages to make Ted believable and sympathetic, not juvenile or stupid.

The writing style is snappy where it needs to be and drawn out where it needs to be, with pretty good descriptions and characterization. I got confused a few times in this book, where the plot took a twist and I inadvertantly missed it, but the story flows well overall.

A wonderful read, and I cannot wait for "Raven's Knot"!

7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars the woven path, July 7, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: THE WOVEN PATH ( Tales from the Wyrd Museum ) (Paperback)

This was the first time that I had read a Robin Jarvis book. From the moment that I picked the book up I was captivated by it and I could not bear to put it down. The struggle of the Ned, (sent to find Edie Dorkins in the time of the blitz) with his new friend, Ted, (who had been trapped inside a teddy for years) was heart warming. I have now followed the plight of the Webster sisters, Edie and Ned right through to the end of the third book and I enjoyed all three books thoroughly. I am now searching libraries and book shops for other Robin Jarvis titles. Read this book and you will be as captivated as I was. The Wyrd Museum never has a dull moment.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Woven Path- a great pick!, May 14, 2001

A Kid's Review

This review is from: The Woven Path (Wyrd Museum, Book 1) (Paperback)

The suspense, mystery, and wonder in this book are those which will thrill all. Dangerous spies, talking toys, a boy who is tangled up with destiny, souls, spirits, and demons all come together in this marvelous read. Who has been commiting all these crimes? How does Germany know the exact night to attack? How did Neil get thrown into the past, together with a talking toy? Who are the three women? An intriguing read-one which will not be forgotten soon.